Hi Richard, the idea is simply avesome, wish it best of success. Always dreamed for something like this, will definitely participate anything I can. Best wishes, Lukas ----- Original Message ----- From: "AudioGames.net" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 11:57 PM Subject: [Audyssey] Important: New Website On Accessible Gaming
> Hi, > > I would like to bring the following to your attention: > > Recently we (Sander and I of AudioGames.net) started a project called the > Game Accessibility-project at our work at the Bartimeus Accessibility > foundation. In this (government-funded !) project we are building a R&C > (Resource & Community) website on the subject of game accessibility. > > As you may know, the field of game accessibility reaches further than just > blind-accessible games. There's a whole field of one-switch games out > there, > games that can be played with one key only and therefore very accessible > for > gamers with limited physical abilities. One-switch games are often quite > simple to understand and therefore very suitable for gamers with learning > disabilities as well. More recently, the field of mobile gaming discovered > the strength of these games and are exploring the possibilities to > implement > such games on mobile phones. There's also game accessibility for gamers > with > hearing disabilities, focusing on closed captioning and sign language in > games, visual audio radars and more. > > The R&C site can be found here: > > http://www.game-accessibility.com > > The aims of the Game Accessibility project are: > a.. to inform gamers with disabilities about the availability of > accessible games > b.. to provide resources for developers, publishers and researchers > c.. to raise awareness of game accessibility > d.. to gain more knowledge on accessible game design > > The main activities within the Game Accessibility project are: > > a.. to develop a website that includes: > a.. information about accessible games for the gamers with a disability > b.. research materials and other resources about game accessibility for > students, developers and publishers > c.. a community space for gamers, developers and researchers > b.. to give lectures and tutorials > c.. to participate in student seminars/projects > It is not this website's aim to be 'another AudioGames.net', 'another > Phil > Vlasak List of Game Developers' or 'another archive of games for the > blind'. > It also does not aim to be a substitute for the various communities that > already exist - this list, the AudioGames.net forum, the Dutch Blindgamer > list, the German Blindzeln list to name a few. > > Instead, it aims to be a *visible* portal to the communities that already > exist and connect these to all parties in the field of accessible gaming. > One repeating topic of discussion is the lack of communication and sharing > of knowledge and information between gamers with disabilities, developers > of > accessible games, academics and the professional game industry. The > majority > of the industry has never thought about accessibility in games, academics > produce interesting demo's that unfortunately aren't real games (and most > of > the research gets lost after a couple of years anyway) and which hardly > anyone knows about, developers of accessible games try their best to > develop > games with tiny or no budgets and are way behind the professional game > industry at many points (innovation, resources, technology, marketing, > etc.) > and the community of gamers have a hard time communicating their > 'presence' > (with their wishes, needs, ideas) to the game industry. > > So this website hopes to connect all parties (developers, gamers, industry > and academics). At this very moment, there are more initiatives gradually > coming to existance, for instance: http://gameaccess.medialt.no/guide.php > and > http://ace-centre.hostinguk.com/index.cfm?pageid=02C9D29F-3048-7290-FE94E4150B34D902 > / > http://ace-centre.hostinguk.com/index.cfm?pageid=FD4F4E9B-D613-62F1-C4318E76134AAC67. > However, their approaches are slightly different then our aims. > > Now, what does this mean for you? > > The Game Accessibility-project aims to involve as many people and > communities as possible. Therefore we would like to have as much as your > input as you are willing to give. > The website enables you to get in contact with the professional game > industry as well as academics involved in accessible games projects. > Participants in this project are people from the industry like Microsoft > Games, LucasArts, people who research games and teach game design to > future > game designers at universities, disabled gamers of all sorts, the > International Game Developers Association (IGDA) and more. For example, > we're currently also doing a project with two teams of students who are > developing alternative controllers for a new audio game called The > Gnawlers > (under development by AudioGames.net). > > The website is still under development and many things will be added for > the > next year or so. However, parts of it are already active. The forum is now > active and part of the "gaming with a visual disability"-section is also > done. As you can see, this is still very basic information (with a bit too > much on AudioGames.net, yeah, we know - will change it!) . We would really > look forward to all the feedback you have on this > > One thing you can help us with is this: > > We are setting up a "Top 10 List of Blind-Accessible Games To Start > With" - > this is basically a list of 10 game titles recommended by you, the > community, for new gamers to start playing blind-accessible games. Which > ten > titles do you recommend for new gamers? We have setup a thread in the > forum > (http://www.accessibility.nl/games/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=62#p62) where > you > can post your list. You have to become a member of this forum to post - > however, this is completely free and set up in only a couple of minutes - > and you do not even need an email-address to register! > > Well, so far for this email. Anxious to know what this list thinks of > these > developments. And, because we think collaboration is very important, if > anyone has a suggestion for a possible collaboration with the community on > this list, let's hear it! > > Greets, > > Richard > > > _______________________________________________ > Gamers mailing list .. [email protected] > To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can > visit > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make > any subscription changes via the web. > > __________ Informace od NOD32 1.1454 (20060321) __________ > > Tato zprava byla proverena antivirovym systemem NOD32. > http://www.nod32.cz > > _______________________________________________ Gamers mailing list .. [email protected] To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web.
